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LONDON (AP) — Pressure to act against the Islamic State is building after the group beheaded a third Western hostage and threatened a fourth. A video released by the militants shows the body of British aid worker David Haines and concludes with a death threat against British hostage Alan Henning. Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain is stepping up its counterterrorism efforts and will support U.S. military efforts against the group. He says Britain will help with logistics and intelligence gathering, but won't send ground troops.
PARIS (AP) — Islamic State militants are on the minds of diplomats from around the world who are gathering in Paris for a conference on Iraq. Secretary of State John Kerry is pushing for a united front against the extremist group. He says nearly 40 countries agreed to contribute to a worldwide fight to defeat the militants before they gain more territory in Iraq and Syria. The White House says Kerry hopes to persuade some allies to send ground troops.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California fire official says crews are facing "extremely rugged terrain and another extremely hot day" as they battle a wildfire in Orange County's Silverado Canyon. The 2 ½-square-mile fire that broke out Friday is now 20 percent contained, but more than 200 homes remained evacuated near the Cleveland National Forest. In Northern California, a 250-acre wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills has destroyed two homes and three outbuildings.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Two boys missing in rugged forest north of Rocky Mountain National Park have been found alive and well. Larimer County officials say the boys, ages 11 and 12, were separated from their group while hunting small game. They did not require any medical attention when found and were being reunited with their hunting party from the local area.
NEW YORK (AP) — Trains are once again going to go through a subway tunnel that was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority took a ride today on a train through the Montague Tunnel connecting Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. Sandy flooded the tunnel with millions of gallons of water in 2012. Service on the R train is scheduled to start tomorrow morning.
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